# It requires all streaming companies with at least $25 million.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-11 · CBC.ca*

## Key points

- The Online Streaming Act requires streamers with $25M+ Canadian revenue to contribute 5% to Canadian content funds.
- U.S. streamers' contributions are held up in court because their productions often don't meet Canadian content criteria.
- Canada invokes a CUSMA cultural exemption to justify the Act, but this exposes it to potential trade retaliation.
- Canadian media production volume declined 18.5% in 2023-24, partly due to fewer Canadian content commissions.
- The Act was shaped with input from U.S. streamers, reflecting a political compromise to address their concerns.

**Companies:** Netflix, Disney+, Sinking Ship Entertainment
**Countries:** Canada, United States, Australia

[Read the full story on CBC.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-streaming-act-streamers-canada-netflix-tax-tariffs-trump-9.7159752)

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